Last week, when the Phillies made room for recent acquisition and bullpen arm David Rollins by cutting Cody Asche, the general reaction focused more on Asche than Rollins. Asche, who performed admirably in the high minors at a time when the Phillies’ prospect depth was not what it is today, was once received by overeager fans as the first member of a future core. Non-tendering him means the Phillies don’t expect him to reproduce that success at the major league level.
The other justification for that reaction is the unexciting nature of the move.